CPC 1908 § Order XVI, Rule 1 — Summons to attend to give evidence or produce documents

Statutory text (English)

(1) Not later than seven
days after the settlement of issues, the parties shall present in Court a 2[, certificate of readiness to
produce evidence, along with a] list of witnesses whom they propose to call or produce either to
give evidence or to produce documents.

(2) A party shall not be permitted to call or produce witnesses other than those contained in the
said list, except with the permission of the Court and after showing good cause for the omission the
said witnesses from the list; and the Court grants such permission, it shall record reasons for so doing.

(3) On application to the Court or such officer as it appoints in this behalf, the parties may
obtain summons for persons whose attendance is required in Court:

Provided that no summons shall be issued for service on a person under rule 8 unless an
application in that behalf is made not later than fourteen days prior to the date fixed for the hearing of
the suit and the necessary expenses for the summoning of such person are deposited]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVI, Rule 1 (SUMMONING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 91, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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